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FamilyHost_Meredith - June 14, 2009
I can remember my parents having date nights, but I can't say I remember them ever taking a trip by themselves. Of course, if they had, I would've been with my grandparents - and figured that was more fun anyway. So maybe I just wasn't paying attention. ;-)

Trips away can give parents such a needed recharge - no kids menus, no waking up at the crack of dawn, no worrying about getting back in time for the babysitter. Just being together and doing what THEY want to do.

Have you ever had an R & R trip with your spouse? Tell us how you find the Romance & Relaxation.
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BroncosDad - June 15, 2009
It's a needed and healthy experience. Children can become the sole focus of parents attention, to the exclusion of the relationship that produced the kids. Taking time to enjoy one another and continue to talk and share whats going on inside are essential.
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mrswingert - June 15, 2009

We take a R& R trip about every 2-3 years. We switch from Cancun and Disney. Disney for obvious reasons and Cancun because that is where we Honeymooned and it always recharges us... in many ways :o

Date nights are a must.


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Bayadere - June 16, 2009
We did last year while in Florida. We went to Disney World and hung out for a few hours. It was a lot of fun! I find it hard to be able to leave our kids. I am afraid of something happening to us and leaving them without us. Also, my parents could never afford to take trips, so they went on date nights. Isn't that good enough?
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FamilyHost_Meredith - June 16, 2009
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  We did last year while in Florida. We went to Disney World and hung out for a few hours. It was a lot of fun! I find it hard to be able to leave our kids. I am afraid of something happening to us and leaving them without us. Also, my parents could never afford to take trips, so they went on date nights. Isn't that good enough?  
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I think any opportunity to reconnect as a couple - and not just as Mommy and Daddy - is good. =)
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Giggles_all_day - June 16, 2009
It's funny but my parents never went on a trip alone or had date nights, all I remember is that they always worked. I guess having had 6 kids it was kinda hard. I have to make myself stop and remember that we are also a couple and not just mom and dad. We do have a date night at least once a month!
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BroncosDad - June 18, 2009
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  It's funny but my parents never went on a trip alone or had date nights, all I remember is that they always worked. I guess having had 6 kids it was kinda hard. I have to make myself stop and remember that we are also a couple and not just mom and dad. We do have a date night at least once a month!  
By Giggles_all_day
I don't remember my parents ever going out by themselves, either. I think that the idea of date night wasn't something their generation thought about. The focus was on raising the kids.
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Giggles_all_day - June 18, 2009
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  I don't remember my parents ever going out by themselves, either. I think that the idea of date night wasn't something their generation thought about. The focus was on raising the kids.  
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I think you are right about this! It is funny how they did not have those special nights alone but they still stayed together for years and loved it each other the same as the day they met...or at least my parents did.
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mrswingert - June 19, 2009
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  I think you are right about this! It is funny how they did not have those special nights alone but they still stayed together for years and loved it each other the same as the day they met...or at least my parents did.  
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My husband and I come from family of divorce. Both our father cheated on our mothers. Instead of reconnecting at home they connected elsewhere. Maybe if they had date night back then things would have turned out different.

Weather you travel, go out for dinner, have nooners or date night in your basement after the kids go to bed are all great way to keep your relationship alive.

I would love to hear more about what you do to reconnect and keep the fires burning.


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BroncosDad - June 19, 2009
Summer before last, we got away for several nights to a resort in Branson, MO on the lakefront. We rented a suite with separate bedrooms, but with living area, kitchen and a great deck. Branson has all kinds of shows and exhibits, and we really enjoyed the days away. It gave us a chance to talk, to reflect, to enjoy a cup of coffee together on the deck in the mornings, watching the lake.
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Giggles_all_day - June 20, 2009
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  My husband and I come from family of divorce. Both our father cheated on our mothers. Instead of reconnecting at home they connected elsewhere. Maybe if they had date night back then things would have turned out different. Weather you travel, go out for dinner, have nooners or date night in your basement after the kids go to bed are all great way to keep your relationship alive. I would love to hear more about what you do to reconnect and keep the fires burning.  
By mrswingert
Oh I agree, every little thing helps!
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